This, the 14th edition of Wolfburn’s premier Kylver collectors series, is crafted from two of our richest Oloroso sherry casks - a 2016 second-fill butt married with a 2017 first-fill hogshead. These wonderful Spanish oak casks have produced a whisky with a stupendous depth of flavour, both sweet and bold. There are just 890 bottles in total, all individually numbered. 

Tasting notes

ON THE NOSE – Hedonistic sherry aromas are instantly present. Sweet toffee apple notes follow, and there’s a fruity angle too – fig preserve and apricot jam. A lovely start.

ON THE PALATE – Luxury in liquid form. Decadent and unapologetically rich, this whisky is best sipped slowly – it needs time on the palate for the full panoply of flavours to unfurl. Toffee and dark chocolate notes come to the fore, but there are plenty of subtle notes too: caramel, honey, and marzipan all make themselves known.

FINISH – Oloroso sherry notes gradually melt away, leaving a lingering nuance of honey at the very end. Delicious.

Non chill-filtered / Natural Colour 
52.5% ABV.
70cl

About the Kylver series

Launched in 2016, Wolfburn’s collectors’ series is named after the ancient Kylver Stone, which was unearthed near a Viking burial site in Sweden. The stone depicts the complete Viking runic alphabet, and each whisky takes its name from a runic letter. The Kylver series reflects the unique Viking heritage of Caithness – the entire area around the distillery was once populated by Vikings, and the town of Thurso is named after the god Thor.  

The whisky inside the bottles follows no particular pattern, aside from being of exceptionally good quality. Wolfburn’s master distillers spend a lot of their time sourcing the very best casks from around the world, be it from the bourbon houses of southern USA or the sherry bodegas of southern Spain, and sometimes further afield, such as the rum distilleries of the Caribbean. All casks are different of course, and we select the best of the best to create each Kylver bottling.